118. Influence Without Formal Authority: Communicate So Senior Leaders Trust (and Reward) You

You don’t need direct reports or a bigger title to prove you can lead at a higher level. You just need to communicate with greater authority. In this episode, Speak Like a Senior Leader™ client, Karla, shares how she shifted from permission-seeking to bringing forward a recommendation confidently, how to adapt a message for different executives, and explains the recognition now coming her way. 

You’ll Discover: 

▪️The seemingly harmless words and phrases that keep you trapped in your boss’s shadow and read as “not ready for the next level”

▪️Language swaps to stop sounding like a junior level executor and instead convey senior-level prowess

▪️ What Karla said that led a C-suite executive to seek her out for a high-visibility role—and how changing the way she showed up in meetings earned her praise from top executives

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